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EATENTED MAY 14. 1907.

J. E. TYLER.

FENCE. AEELIoATIoN FILED dem, 1906.

/NVEN7'0H JOHNE TYLER ATTORNEYS JOHN E. TYLER, OF ROXOBEIJ, NORTH CAROLINA.

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To {LZ/f whom t may concern:

Be it known lthat I, JOHN E. TYLER, a citizen. of the United States, and a resident of Roxobel, in the county of Bertie and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in fence posts; and consists yin certain novel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a side view partly in section of a lpost embodying my invention. Fig. Zis a face view thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on about the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 shows a somewhat different construotionfrom that shown in Fi s. 1 and 2.

My invention relates particular y to posts having a concrete base and a wooden or similar standard.

The concretebase A shown in Figs. 1 and 2. may be of any suitable concrete material and be molded in the manner well known to those skilled in the art.' It is provided at its lower end with an enlarged or f-oot portiorn A" but this may be omitted if desired as will be understood from Fig. 4. On one side the\ base A is provided at a suitable distance below its upper end with a lateral offset A2, forming a shoulder A3 at its upper side on which rests the standard B said stan-lard being preferably composed of slats B between which the wires C of the fence fabric are secured by means of bolts D which also operate to secure the standard to the concrete base, such bolts' D passing through the standard and alsothrough the upper wing A4 'of the post, suchwing A4 projecting above the shoulder A3 before described. By this construe tion1 the fence material Ais held firmly tothe standard of the post, and the post standard is held to the base and I also provide means for securing the lower Wire O of the fence material in connection with the base. 'io this end I provide the/base in the same sideI and below the sho'ulder'A3 with a'groove to receive the wire C and with a securing device extending over the outer end of said groove to retain the wire O in place.

In Fig. 4 the groove- 1J is formed in the lower side of the offset portion A? and a bolt Z extends through the concrete base across the groove a below the wir'ejCl and thus operates to retain the said wire .inthe groove, the bolt d also extending through'.thatjporf Specification of Letters Patent. v Application filed October 5, 1906. Serial No. 337,554.

Patented May iefieo.

tion of the offset A2 outside of the groove a as shown in said Fig. 4. This construction may be employed when desired but I prefer to ein loy the construction shown in i Figs. 1 an 2 in which the groove a.' is formed in the `upright face of the base and preferably in said face of the offset portion A2 to receive the lowerwire C of the fence material as shown. This groove a is curved'from end to end to-avoid deflecting to any greater extent than necessary the lower wire of the'fence material in order to prevent the breakage of the galvanizing thereon and also to increase the hold of the wire in the groove and the wire when fitted in this groove a' is held by a cover plate E iitting against the face of the post over the outer side ofthe groove af and secured by a crossbolt d extending through the base A -alcove the groove c', the cover plate being thus secured by the bolt d and projecting the wire in said roove in the operation of the invention as wil be understood from Figs. .1.

and 2. f i l The construction is simple, easily applied and efficiently serves the purpose for which 'it is designed Y.

The concrete base may if desired be reinforced by wires F extending longitudinally within the post and disposed laterally, as shown in Fig. 3, and having their ends coiled or deflected as will be understood from Fig. 1 of the drawing. y

It will be noticed from the drawing that the wooden standard is held clear ofthe ground by the base 'in order to retard decay and thus lengthen the life of the standard.

' l. The combination substantially as hereindescribed, of the base having at one side a lateral off-set orniingan upwardly facing shoulder at its up er'lsifde, and provided in the face of said `o -set with a groove curved from side to'side, the standard composed'of slats mounted uponvthe'said off-set, bolts securing saidslats together and to the up. wardly projecting portion of the base, the fence material having wires lield between the said slats and having its bottoni wire held in the curved groove in the face of the off-set of thebase,a cover plate-projecting over saidgroove, and a vholt extending through said cover plate and base above the oove and securing vtheplate to the base, substantially asset forth.

down over the groove a to hold 1c base, an

2. lThe base having at one side ,a lateral oilfset forming an upwardly facingv shoulder and provided below the said shoulder with a groove to receive a fence wire combined with 5. the ,Standard mounted on said upwardly facing Vshoulder andl secured to the base above the said shoulder, and the fence material secured tothe said standard and having .its bottom wire arranged in the groove in the 'a securing device held to the' base and projecting over the said groove to retain the wire therein, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination substantially as herein described, of a base having a lateral off-set i5 forming an upwardly projecting shoulder,

and provided below said shoulder with a groove curved from side to side, a cover platev projecting over said groove'to retain a Wire therein, a boltvpassing transversely through o the base and securing the coverplate thereto, and a standard mounted on the upwardly facing shoulder and secured to the base, substantially as set forth.

4. A post having a concrete base and a stan dard secured thereto and provided in the concrete base below the standard with a groove, entending from side to side and adapted to receive a fence wire, and means for retaining the fence wire in said groove, substantially as set forth.

5. A 'base having an off-set )ortion forming an upwardly facing shoul er to receive a standard, and provided in its off-set por tion below said shoulder with a groove to receive a fence wire, and means for retaining the fence wire in s aid groove, substantially as set forth.

JOHN E. TYLER 

